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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182940 | Electrochemical cell stack A redox fuel stack cell comprises a plurality of essentially similar half-cell frames of molded polymer; interleaved between them are semi-permeable membranes and bipolar plate electrodes. The frames are rectangular, with margins around central voids. At the voids, ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8148010 | Bipolar battery and battery assembly A bipolar battery and a battery assembly unit that reduces a current density change in a battery element is disclosed. The bipolar battery comprises a battery element configured by alternately stacking a bipolar electrode and an electrolyte layer, as well as cathode... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8129049 | Jelly-roll having active material layer with different loading amount Disclosed herein is a jelly-roll type electrode assembly (“jelly-roll”) of a cathode/separator/anode structure, wherein the jelly-roll is constructed in a structure in which each electrode has active material layers formed on opposite major surfaces of a sheet-t... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124276 | Battery structure, assembled battery, and vehicle mounting these thereon A bipolar battery includes: a bipolar electrode composed, by forming a positive electrode active material layer 12 an one surface of a current collector and forming a negative electrode active material layer 13 on the other surface; and a separator ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8053111 | Method for manufacturing a biplate assembly, a biplate assembly and a bipolar battery A biplate assembly may include a biplate, a negative electrode and a positive electrode. A method for manufacturing the biplate assembly may involve selecting the size of the biplate and arranging the positive electrode, which is formed by a compressed first powder,... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7858231 | Current collector sheet and electrochemical device A current collector sheet for an electrode of an electrochemical device has a conductive area and an insulating area on the surface thereof. Examples of the current collector sheet includes: a current collector sheet including an insulating sheet, wherein the conduc... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7829241 | Flexible bipolar plate The present invention provides for a construction for a bipolar plate for a fuel cell stack that enables the bipolar plate to be a more compliant member in the fuel cell stack. The bipolar plate can be configured to provide varying levels of compliance, as demanded ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7807295 | Bipolar battery and method of manufacturing same Bipolar batteries configured to minimize the introduction of gas bubbles and methods of manufacturing such batteries are taught herein. One bipolar battery includes an electrolyte layer, which includes a plurality of separators having permeability such that the elec... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794877 | Bi-polar rechargeable electrochemical battery A bi-polar battery has a positive electrode unit, a negative electrode unit, at least one bi-polar electrode unit stacked therebetween, an electrolyte layer separating each adjacent electrode unit, and a gasket positioned about each electrolyte layer for creating a ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7767338 | Method for manufacturing a bipolar battery and a biplate assembly The present invention relates to a bipolar battery having at least two battery cells comprising: a sealed housing, a negative end terminal, a positive end terminal, at least one biplate assembly arranged in a sandwich structure between said negative and positive end... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767337 | Bipolar battery and a biplate assembly The present invention relates to a bipolar battery having at least two battery cells comprising: a negative end terminal, a positive end terminal and at least one biplate assembly arranged in a sandwich structure between the negative and positive end terminals. The ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763382 | Bipolar articles and related methods The invention provides bipolar articles (e.g., batteries and capacitors) with new architectures and methods of making and using the same. Articles are provided with interpenetrating anode and cathode structures that allow for improved power density, and arbitrary fo... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7759005 | Bipolar battery and vehicle that contains the batteries The disclosure is directed to a bipolar battery that is constructed to improve battery performance by reducing distortions within electrode material of the bipolar battery. The bipolar battery includes multiple battery elements that each includes multiple unit batte... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7709146 | Bipolar battery and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed are a bipolar battery, a bipolar battery component and a method of manufacturing the same. The bipolar battery minimizes the occurrence of gas bubbles to provide superior battery performance. A battery element has a plurality of bipolar electrodes stacked ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7709145 | Hydrophilic surface modification of bipolar plate A bipolar plate having hydrophilic surfaces is disclosed. The bipolar plate includes multiple surfaces including channels having channel surfaces. A hydrophilic coating is provided on the surfaces to enhance the water management capabilties of a fuel cell. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7691532 | Sealed prismatic battery A sealed prismatic battery has a battery case made of a plurality of prismatic cell cases coupled together via partition walls. Electrode plate groups are accommodated together with liquid electrolyte in each of the cell cases. Each electrode plate group consists of... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7501206 | Bipolar battery, assembled battery, combination assembled battery, and vehicle using the assembled battery or the combination assembled battery A bipolar battery of the present invention includes a battery element composed by stacking in series a plurality of bipolar electrodes, in each of which a positive electrode is formed on one surface of a collector and a negative electrode is formed on the other surf... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7438990 | Electrochemical device including electrolyte An electrochemical device comprising an electrolyte and at least one electrode plate, the electrochemical device having a metal part constituting the electrode plate or being connected to the electrode plate; the electrolyte comprising a solute and a solvent dissolv... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432013 | Secondary battery and method of generating electric power A secondary battery comprising a power generating part and a charging part, wherein the power generating part comprises an acidic medium in which a first electrode is disposed and a basic medium in which a second electrode is dispo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419739 | Flexible bipolar plate The present invention provides for a construction for a bipolar plate for a fuel cell stack that enables the bipolar plate to be a more compliant member in the fuel cell stack. The bipolar plate can be configured to provide varying levels of compliance, as demanded ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419720 | Conductive plastic molding material, the use thereof and moulded bodies produced therefrom The present invention relates to a plastics molding composition based on polyarylene sulfide and/or on liquid-crystalline plastic, where the molding composition comprises carbon black and graphite and/or metal powder, the carbon black has a specific surface area of ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410725 | Electrochemical energy storage device having improved enclosure arrangement An improved electrochemical single or multi-cell energy storage device and casing are provided. The casing may be a pair of U-shaped shells, a single foil piece or even a tube-shaped structure which encases the internal electrochemical cell stack. The energy storage... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7390456 | Powder-metallurgic method for producing highly dense shaped parts Highly dense shaped parts are produced with a powder metallurgic process. The parts are formed of an alloy that, besides of at least 20 weight % chromium, consists of iron and one or several additional alloy portions that in sum do not amount to more than 10 weight ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7358008 | Electrochemical device including electrolyte An electrochemical device comprising an electrolyte and at least one electrode plate, the electrochemical device having a metal part constituting the electrode plate or being connected to the electrode plate; the electrolyte comprising a solute and a solvent dissolv... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341806 | Battery having carbon foam current collector A battery cell includes a negative current collector and at least one carbon foam positive current collector disposed within the cell such that the negative current collector at least partially surrounds the at least one carbon foam positive current collector. An in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339645 | In-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device including field generating electrodes having a curved shape and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes: forming array elements on a first substrate, the array elements including field-generating electrodes having a curved shape; rubbing one of the first substrate and a second su... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326493 | Lithium electrochemical generator comprising at least a bipolar electrode with conductive aluminium or aluminium alloy substrates The subject of the present invention is a lithium electrochemical generator comprising two peripheral electrodes—one positive and the other negative—each comprising an electrically conductive substrate (13, 21) and an active layer (14, 20) that inc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320846 | Bipolar battery and method for manufacturing the same A bipolar battery includes a bipolar electrode and an electrolyte layer. The bipolar electrode includes a current collector, a positive electrode layer formed on one surface of the current collector, and a negative electrode layer formed on the other surface of the ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314678 | Solid oxide fuel cell device with a component having a protective coatings and a method for making such A solid oxide fuel cell device comprises: (a) zirconia based electrolyte; (b) at least one ectrode situated on the electrolyte; (c) a component situated in close proximity to the electrolyte, the component comprising at least one metal or metal oxide capable, at tem... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7279016 | Fuel cell bipolar separator plate and current collector assembly and method of manufacture A fuel cell bipolar separator plate of variable length is formed from a sheet having a fixed width. The sheet is passed through a tool a predetermined distance and a pattern of ribs is formed on a central portion of the sheet with the tool to define a segment along ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279248 | Bipolar battery and related method A bipolar battery comprises: a plurality of bipolar electrodes; electrolyte layers formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of bipolar electrodes, respectively; sealing portions surrounding and sealing the electrolyte layers, respectively; and contributing memb... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258949 | Bipolar battery and a method for manufacturing a bipolar battery The present invention relates to a bipolar battery, especially a NiMH battery, having: a sealed housing, a negative end terminal, a positive end terminal, and at least one biplate assembly comprising a biplate, a positive and a negative electrode. A separator is arr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244527 | Multi-cell battery charge control Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for controlling a multi-cell battery. In one embodiment of the present invention, a stack of bipolar wafer cells may be connected in series. Each cell may have an area that may be expandable in respons... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233482 | Energy storage device A surface mount energy storage device in the form of a supercapacitor (1) includes a generally rectangular folded prismatic housing (2) and two energy storage elements (not shown) that are sealingly contained within the housing (2) and which are... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230321 | Integrated circuit package with laminated power cell having coplanar electrode An electrode that includes an electrically conductive, substantially planar body having a first thickness and a junction area, wherein the junction area is configured to receive a solid state power cell having a second thickness. The electrode also includes an arcua... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227235 | Electrowetting battery having a nanostructured electrode surface A method and apparatus are disclosed wherein a battery comprises an electrode having at least one nanostructured surface. The nanostructured surface is disposed in a way such that an electrolyte fluid of the battery is prevented from contacting the electrode, thus p... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220516 | Bipolar battery with flexible insulation film A bipolar battery comprises a bipolar electrode having a positive electrode layer on one side of a collecting foil and a negative electrode layer on the other side of the collecting foil, and a polymer electrolyte layer disposed between the bipolar electrodes. In th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218020 | Linear motor, stage apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method Outflow of heat generated by a linear motor to the outside is suppressed. A linear motor according to the present invention is a linear motor used in a vacuum atmosphere, including a stator, a movable element movable relative to the stator, and a metal film formed o... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205062 | Fuel cell stack A fuel cell pack includes multiple stacked membrane-electrode-assemblies and two base plates sandwiching the membrane-electrode assemblies and each configured to provide a uniform distribution of compressing forces across juxtaposed surfaces of the membrane-electrod... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7166203 | Controlled concentration electrolysis system A system for maintaining a concentration range of an electroreducible metal species undergoing electrolysis within a predetermined concentration range comprises a first container containing a body of an electrolyte solution in which a metal is partially dissolved, a... | 01/23/2007 |
